Yurtrus

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name=Yurtrus
title=White-Hands, the Lord of Maggots, the Rotting One
home=Gray Waste of Hades
power=Intermediate
alignment=Neutral Evil (Lawful Evil tendencies)
portfolio=Death, disease
domains=Death, Destruction, Evil (also Orc and Suffering in Forgotten Realms)| alias=
super=Gruumsh

In many campaign settings for the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game, Yurtrus is the orc deity of death and disease.

Relationships

In many campaign settings, the orcish pantheon of gods consists of the leader Gruumsh, as well as Bahgtru, Ilneval, Luthic, Shargaas, and Yurtrus.

Realm

Yurtrus lives in a disgusting realm called "Fleshslough" on the Gray Waste.

In the 1st edition "Manual of the Planes" it is stated:

:"Yurtrus's realm on the layer of Oinos is dreary and depressing even by Hades's standards. All plants die before reaching its borders. Only Yurtrus and his equally silent orc spirits live within; even the daemons tread carefully through this terrain."

In "On Hallowed Ground" it is stated:

:"Almost nothing is known of Yurtrus or his realm, which is commonly called Fleshslough. That's because anyone who enters the realm never leaves, not even avatars sent by other powers. The entrance to the place is two great black-iron doors set into a forbidding hillside in Oinos; the stench of death wafts out every time the doors swing open."

Worshippers

Clergy

Yurtrus' priests wear animal skins painted white. His sacred "animal" is the skeleton. His holy days are on the new moon, and he is worshipped in underground crypts. Appropriate sacrifices are made to him monthly.

References

*Boyd, Eric L, and Erik Mona. "Faiths and Pantheons" (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
*Conforti, Steven, ed. "Living Greyhawk Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign," version 2.0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005. Available online: [http://www.wizards.com/rpga/downloads/LG_Deities.zip]
*Grubb, Jeff. "Manual of the Planes." Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1987.
*Gygax, Gary. "Unearthed Arcana" (TSR, 1985).
*McComb, Colin. "On Hallowed Ground" (TSR, 1996).
*Moore, Roger E. "The Half-Orc Point of View." "Dragon" #62 (TSR, June 1982).
*Sargent, Carl. "Monster Mythology" (TSR, 1992).